VFOOD7200 - Excepted items: Confectionery: Treatment of particular products: Popcorn
Sweetened popcorn is standard-rated as confectionery. Savoury popcorn is also standard- rated, but under excepted item 5 (crisps and other snack products). Corn for popping (whether by the conventional method or by microwaving) is zero-rated since it does not fall within any of the excepted items.